Combat comic books issue 5

April 1953, cover by Reed Crandall; "Vindicated Under Fire," 9 pages, pencils unknown but inked by possibly Charles Cuidera; "Glamour Guys of Hell," 6 pages; "Hell Breaks Loose on Suicide Hill," 7 pages; "Bird of Evil," 1 page text story; "Death of a Coward," 6 pages, art by Reed Crandall. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and others. Unlike other war comics of the era, Dell's Combat focused on the events of historic battles, rather than war fiction, with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman. Capt. Percy leads a daring attack on Rommel's forces in the North African desert. Napoleon's siege of Russia is his greatest military blunder, as the Russians allow the harsh winter to take its toll on Napoleon's forces. Behind Rommels Lines; George Rogers Clark; Retreat From Moscow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"Escape from Devil's Island." This flashback tale finds Laurie Livingston being kidnapped by Nazis, who hope to coerce her father into revealing strategic plans. Livingston, along with Shigeta and Watson, are taken to an island prison. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.20.

Two untitled Combat Kelly stories (scripts by Hank Chapman, art by Joe Maneely), plus "One Survivor" (art by Dave Berg), "The Easy Way Out" (art by Ogden Whitney), and a two-page text story, "The Deadliest Enemy." Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

First $2.50 cover price. Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman. "442nd Combat Team," script by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; A story about the experience of a combat unit composed of Japanese-Americans during the war; The enemy attempts to get them to come over to their side, but they attack and win, and when questioned, they give a thumbs up and say "The enemy forgot that we're Americans!" "Stonewall Jackson!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; The Confederate soldier who accidentally shot General Stonewall Jackson during nighttime battle conditions relates the story of Jackson and the brigade he was a part of, and the conditions that led to the Gedneral's demise. "War Machines!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; The story describes the efforts of American planes and tanks to dig Koreans out of their cave hill fortifications; The Koreans survive the efforts of the war machines, but they are killed when the infantrymen are sent in to finish the job. "Big 'If'!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; A soldier who is dying by the roadside after taking a piece of shrapnel in the chest thinks about how his life might have gone differently if he was only standing a little to the left when the explosive had gone off. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Add to cart Very Fine $4.80

Add to cart Very Fine $4.80

Add to cart Very Fine $4.80

(W) Justin Gray & Various (A) Howard Chaykin, Staz Johnson (CA) Alberto Ponticelli, Wayne Faucher Jeb Stuart breaks the Haunted Tank out of Argus's Black Room! Plus: The Unknown Soldier in a race against time to defeat American terrorists on American soil! Cover price $3.99.

Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman. Biographies of Severin and Elder, with photo. "442nd Combat Team," script by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by Harvey Kurtzman (layouts) and John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; A story about the experience of a combat unit composed of Japanese-Americans during the war; The enemy attempts to get them to come over to their side, but they attack and win, and when questioned, they give a thumbs up and say "The enemy forgot that we're Americans!" "Stonewall Jackson!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; The Confederate soldier who accidentally shot General Stonewall Jackson during nighttime battle conditions relates the story of Jackson and the brigade he was a part of, and the conditions that led to the General's demise. "The King's Spy" text story, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. First letters page. "War Machines!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; The story describes the efforts of American planes and tanks to dig Koreans out of their cave hill fortifications; The Koreans survive the efforts of the war machines, but they are killed when the infantrymen are sent in to finish the job. "Big 'If'!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; A soldier who is dying by the roadside after taking a piece of shrapnel in the chest thinks about how his life might have gone differently if he was only standing a little to the left when the explosive had gone off. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled Torpedo Taylor story, art by Don Heck. Battle Chase text story. We Smashed the Commie Convoy, art by Syd Shores. Bombing Mission, art by Dave Berg. Landing Craft! starring Our Fighting Fleet, art by Joe Sinnott. Operation Frogman! starring Torpedo Taylor, art by Don Heck. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Fred Kida, Gene Colan, Bob Fujitani and Gil Evans. In this issue: "Ambush" with art by Fred Kida; 2-page article "Give 'Em Grenades"; "Where There's Life" with art by Gene Colan; "Action! Camera!" with art by Bob Fujitani; and "Don't Move" by Hank Chapman and Gil Evans. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ben Brown, Lew Gantz and Bob Bean. Capturing the paranoia of the Cold War, this series portrayed a future where "atomic" weapons replaced conventional ones. Future astronauts turn a deadly "space moss" into a weapon against their alien captors. Captain Buck Vinson and his team take an experimental tank-like "crawler" on a mission to free captive scientists from an enemy munitions lab. Pioneering space explorers discover an alien plan to invade Earth with zombies. Buck Vinson: The Deadly Crawler; The Hungry Moss; Gag-Bag; Sky Diver; Cautious Hero. Final issue of the series; St. John revived the title five years later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. " Blenheim Squadrons of World War 2!" Written by Jon Lake. Art by Chris Davey. Built in large numbers in the years leading up to World War 2, Bristol's Blenheim saw use as both a fighter and bomber thanks to its high speed in relation to the biplane types it was then replacing. Aside from its work as the staple medium RAF bomber from 1939 through to 1942, Blenheims also served as pioneer radar-equipped nightfighters in 1940/41 and long-range patrol aircraft with Coastal Command. Obsolete in Europe by the end of 1940, the Blenheim continued to serve as a frontline bomber in North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Far East well into 1943. Softcover, 106 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Eun Ki Kim. Art by Jae Hwan Kim. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $8.95.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Escape from Devil's Island." This flashback tale finds Laurie Livingston being kidnapped by Nazis, who hope to coerce her father into revealing strategic plans. Livingston, along with Shigeta and Watson, are taken to an island prison. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "Escape from Devil's Island." This flashback tale finds Laurie Livingston being kidnapped by Nazis, who hope to coerce her father into revealing strategic plans. Livingston, along with Shigeta and Watson, are taken to an island prison. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Written by Natsume Akatsuki. Art and cover by Kakao Lanthanum. Translated by Noboru Akimoto.

In the week since Lilith arrived, the Demon Lord's army has seen significant losses, prompting an invitation to Six and the others for negotiations. But could the invite into demon territory be a trap?! ...Most likely. Also, whenever someone says the words "Demon Lord", the image of some evil old guy comes to mind. So who is this beautiful woman supposed to be?!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Ages 16+

Cover price $15.00.